Avengers: Infinity War - 7 Consequences On Earth Thanos Did Not Consider
Thanos snapped his fingers and balance the universe, but not without consequences...
We are more than five months removed from the debut of Avengers: Infinity War and fans are still reeling from the film's conclusion. After collecting all six Infinity Stones, Thanos erased half of all existence with a mere snap of his fingers.
It sounds harsh, but Thanos thinks it is necessary for the preservation of the Universe. In a conversation with his daughter Gamora, he states it is all a simple calculus: A universe with finite resources can't survive if life continues to expand.
If you want to take an Olympic level leap and believe Thanos' intentions are altruistic and well-meaning, you have to at least point out the flaw with his plan. This isn't the usual, "just create more resources" argument (although it is true). The problem here is his solution is too simple.
Cutting the population of thousands of planets will not create the balance Thanos says he wants. There are too many variables at play here and The Mad Titan's actions will have a devastating impact on just about everything.
It is hard to speculate on the effects of locations like Sakaar and Xandar, given that they're fictional. Luckily, there is a very real place in the center of the MCU in which we can: Earth. After some thought, it becomes clear our planet would not be as grateful as Thanos probably believes.
7. Accidents
Thanos' goal to eliminate half of all life was intended to achieve perfect balance and spare the Universe from poverty and starvation. However, one thing he clearly did not account for was the indirect human causalities following the snap. In what would be the most immediate effect, Thanos would cause global accidents that would instantly disrupt any ideal calibration.
At any given point, there are millions of drivers on the road. Car accidents are responsible for roughly 1.3 million deaths Worldwide every single year, with a roughly six percent fatality rate. If we were to apply that percentage in the moment immediately following the snap, Thanos is responsible for thousands, maybe millions of vehicular injuries and deaths.
There is also the issue of unpiloted trains, ships and aircraft. There is estimated to be over 100,000 commercial flights per day. Although your odds of surviving a plane crash are far greater than you might think (some studies showing as high as 76% in the worst of incidents), the sher number of unmanned aircraft could result in thousands of fatalities.
Let's not forget workplace accidents. Other than slips and falls, the most reoccurring occupational accidents are due to improperly handled or faulty machinery and vehicles. Imagine the guy operating a forklift completely dissappearing as he's moving two crates down a busy work station. In working environments such as warehouses and constructions sites in which procedure and safety standards can be a matter of life or death, these incidents would be far more common immediately after the snap.